The New Era - All about Sweet Home since 1929

Rescue and police personnel work at the scene of a collision between a car and motorcycle Wednesday evening, June 28. According to police, at approximately 8:14 p.m. Norma Hutson, 58, of Sweet Home, was turning left on Main Street onto First Avenue when Steven Ballweber, 34, al so of Sweet Home, riding a Kawasaki motorcycle, collided with Hutson's 2008 Subaru Legacy while eastbound into town on Main Street. A witness to the crash told police they observed the motorcycle traveling 60 to 70 miles per hour prior to impact, and that the motorcyclist "sped up" and "tried to beat" Hutson before s...